REPORT
88 Broadway - 735 Davis Street - Environmental Assessment
Mayor's Office of Housing and Community DevelopmentBroadway 88 Environmental Assessment January 2 2018.pdf
88 Broadway (Block 0140, Lot 7) is a single, paved, flat, rectangular, 37,813 square foot lot, 275’ long (along Front Street between Broadway and Vallejo) by 137.5’ deep on the southwest corner of Broadway and Front Streets. This lot is currently owned by the Port of San Francisco. 735 Davis (Block 0140, Lot 8) is also a single, paved, flat, rectangular lot, measuring approximately 137.5 long by 78.58’ wide (approximately 10,805 square feet), with its eastern edge running along the western side of Davis Street midblock between Broadway and Vallejo. This lot is currently owned by the San Francisco Department of Public Works. Both sites are currently being used as surface parking lots.
The gross building area is approximately 146,000 square feet for 88 Broadway and 46,000 square feet for 735 Davis. The 88 Broadway site will have 135 units with an approximate mix of 17% studios, 37% 1 bedrooms, 32% 2 bedrooms, and 15% 3 bedrooms. The 735 Davis site will have 54 units with an approximate mix of 48% Studios, 50% 1 bedrooms, and 2% 2 bedrooms. The ground floor amenities of 88 Broadway include building services (community room, multipurpose room, bike and car parking), offices (social services and building management), 1 commercial spaces, a space dedicated to childcare, 7 live/work units, and various utilities, storage and maintenance rooms. There is parking for 6-8 cars and 108 Class 1 bike spaces. The ground floor amenities of 735 Davis include building services (community room, multipurpose room, bike parking), offices (social services and building management), 1 commercial space, 3 ground floor units, and various utilities, storage and maintenance rooms. There are 24 Class I bike spaces.
The buildings will have a variety of open spaces:
88 Broadway will have a North-South Mid-Block passage an average of 20 feet wide on the east side of the property running from Broadway to Vallejo Street. An East-West Mid-Block passage of approximately 16’ will run from the east property line through the residential lobby. The northern most courtyard will be at grade. There are additional terraces located at the 2nd floor, 4th and 5th floors and rooftops. Total open space is approximately 18,148 square feet.
735 Davis will have a partially covered East-West Mid-Block passage that continues from 88 Broadway on the west side of the property to Davis Street. Adjacent to the Mid-Block Passage is an outdoor courtyard. There is a habitable roof terrace on the 5th floor. Total open space is approximately 7,313 square feet.
The construction type of both projects will be up to 5 stories of wood framed Type IIIA construction over a Type IA concrete podium. Some 4 portions of the project may be Type VA. Driven steel piles will support the superstructure.